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Justice Amy Coney Barrett didn't follow orders: irate MAGAs now slam her as a "DEI" hire [1]

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Date: 2025-03-07

Trump's third pick for the Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, will never be a liberal darling. Her Dobbs vote to overturn Roe enshrines her in the conservative Hall of Infamy. But she is not an F-you absolutist in the Thomas/Alito mold. She is one of what Margaret Thatcher used to call the 'wets'. Fellow conservatives Maggie deemed insufficiently committed to hurting people.

This week, Barrett bunched MAGA knickers by joining Chief Justice Roberts and the three SCOTUS liberals to mandate that the Trump administration pay $2 billion in USAID funds owed on already completed contracts. Note: This means four justices think it is Jim Dandy for the US to stiff people. They say the federal government should adhere to Trump's rules for paying subcontractors.

Barrett's apostasy did not go unnoticed. MAGA was incensed. Social media rants ensued. Not that Barrett's critics presented any legal argument to discredit her vote. Nor did they direct fire at Roberts, who had done the same. Why? The disgruntled teeth=gnashers made their reasons clear .

Jack Posobiec, for one, took to Twitter to write:

"Amy Coney Barrett DEI judge"

Why did he write DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) judge? Because it uses fewer characters than saying, "That effing woman should get back in the kitchen where she belongs."

Posobiec had company. There was gender diversity in the Barrett hate. In MAGAville, it isn't just the men who are misogynists. Many right-wing women will stab a sister in the back. Take another far-right influencer, Laura Loomer. This wannabe Trump girl wrote:

"Amy Coney Barrett was a DEI appointee"

The attention-addicted bigot added a photo of Barrett, her husband, and their seven children. Why did Loomer include a picture of the kids — four of whom are minors and have nothing to do with any of this? Hint: The Barretts adopted two Haitian children. The dots aren't far apart.

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Conservative activist Mike Cernovich fleshed out the misogyny:

"She is evil, chosen solely because she checked identity politics boxes. Another DEI hire. It always ends badly."

Denizens of Steve Bannon's sewer added their two rubles. Mike Davis, a former law clerk to another Trump nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, managed to avoid overt sexism. During Bannon's podcast on Wednesday, he said:

"She's a rattled law professor with her head up her ass."

I cannot say if Davis is naturally vulgar. Or if he learned his puerile imagery during keggers at Kavanaugh's.

In a slew of other social media posts, Trump's supporters suggested Barrett's impeachment. Eric Daugherty, a conservative media personality, posted:

"Democrats are loving Amy Coney Barrett lately. Tells you everything."

Even Barrett's brief interaction with Trump during his congressional address was scrutinized by the online MAGA purity police. Rogan O'Handley, who I am told is an influential MAGA with the Twitter handle DC_Draino, raked Barrett for biting the small hand that fed her. In a tweet commenting on the Justice looking at Trump during his congressional appearance, he bitched that Barrett wasn't smiling.

"Look at how Justice Amy Coney Barrett looks at our duly elected President, the man who put her on the Supreme Court. She looks very bitter,"

His post (warning; Twitter link) contained a video of the encounter. I watched the clip. Let me say I have no idea what he's talking about.

It wasn't just self-admitted conservatives who were giving Barrett what-for. A libertarian (which is what conservatives who want to do drugs call themselves) piled on.

Josh Blackman, a law professor at the prestigious South Texas College of Law Houston, suggested that Barrett step down from the Supreme Court so that Trump can pick a replacement. In a piece published by Reason, he wrote.

"Justice Barrett is demonstrating why she had no business being appointed to the Supreme Court." "I think Justice Barrett should step down."

In fairness, Blackman dodged the sexist stain by slamming Roberts as well.

MAGA will keep it up until Barrett toes their line. They shouldn't hold their breath. There have been only five female SCOTUS Justices. It is hard for women to climb that greasy pole. Barrett strikes me as a hard ass who isn't going to be pushed around by bully boys. She is also a rock-ribbed woman of faith. Her God will give her strength. In addition, she has a lifetime appointment; She isn't some candyass congressional GOPer desperate to keep grunting at the federal trough by kissing orange ass.

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